Kenya Govt Should Save Maasai Mara
Duncan Mikae , Bungoma: Aug 28 2008
Made Popular Aug 29 2008
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Kenya’s iconic “Maasai Mara” is a crown jewel of Kenya’s tourism industry. It is a haven for migrating wildebeests that come rushing from the nearby nations and was recently considered as a world’s “seventh wonder.But the wildlife haven has seen a sharp reduction in the wildebeests because of over-grazing, farming and mass tourism.

Kenya Govt Should Save Maasai Mara

Though, Maasai Mara national park is a protected area the ecosystem around it is privately owned.In 2000 the Kenya govt moved to subdivide land into small plots for Maasai families, the newly-acquired notion of land ownership has led to tensions between neighbors encroaching to find pasture for their livestock.

Whereas restricted for grazing in their shriveled estates, many Maasais opted for wheat farming or simply sold their plots to developers.And both outcomes contributed to choking the natural habitat of the lions and elephants so prized by the world’s tourists.

The Maasai had to make a choice because the pastoralist lifestyle was no longer sustainable.The wildlife has one of the best exotic products in the world and it firmly needs commercial and philanthropic models to make the conservancy viable.

It is high time the govt took serious measures to protect the vulnerable species in this park by protecting the park and its entire ecosystem.

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Edouard
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Edouard Aug 29 2008
Brussels, Belgium
The protection and conservation of the Maasai Mara wildlife park is of great importance not only for Kenya and Kenyan economy but also for the environment and the world. It is a world property. The whole world should be concerned if anything is going wrong about it.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 9 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
well said.
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Leon
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Leon Aug 29 2008
Orlando, United States
This is a very complicated issue that doesn't seem to have many easy solutions. For starters the government can ban the land resale of Maasai Mara to developers and make encroachment for grazing livestock a serious penal offense. With so much eyes on the park, it would not be very hard to monitor this.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Feb 15 2009
Bungoma, Kenya
Leon,go sign this petition, http://obama100days.amnesty.org/petition.html
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Rose Ng'ang'a
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Rose Ng'ang'a Aug 29 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
It is so unfortunate and regrettable that some natural resources in this country that are the back bone of the country’s economy are becoming endagered by day, Kenya cannot afford to fail to salvage the Mara Reserve which is one of our major tourist attractions though if steps taken by the government recently is anything to go by, we can be sure of protecting the reserve.
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Khalil
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Khalil Aug 29 2008
London, United Kingdom
There had always been concerns of mismanagement of the hundreds of millions of tourist dollars that came to Kenya because of Maasai Mara. Then there had always been concerns that over tourism was actually interfering with the lifestyle of the wildlife there.
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Khalil
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Khalil Aug 29 2008
London, United Kingdom
For the (effective) preservation of the park such things were by and large not raised by the international community. However, the park being in immediate danger might change a few things. Hopefully, the Kenyan government will be wise enough to preserve the goose that laid golden eggs for it.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 9 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
Let us hope the govt is going to make positive moves to save the ecosystem
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Feb 15 2009
Bungoma, Kenya
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Sep 7 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
The govt should protect the maasai mara.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 9 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
The government must make fast moves towards saving this ecosystem.
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Sep 11 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
indeed it is mandatory.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 14 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
In the past few days concerns have been shown in the construction of a tourist camp in the maasai mara,and if we are going to have the same concerns in the fundamental problems surrounding mara then we are headed on the right track.
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Sep 14 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
Don’t you think that that has been because of a conflict of interest?but let us hope the government is finally learning how to do its work.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 19 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
it will always be one person wanting to be in control while the rest miss out,actually there was a conflict of interest but i pray that all this people in the end of the day will realize that Kenya is greater than them.
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Sep 23 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
they will realize that
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Sep 30 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
yes am very optimistic that times are coming when our leaders will play by the needs of the people.
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Oct 7 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
and something good is that todays leaders are not afraid at all,they always take the bull by the horns
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Oct 14 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
But some bull horns are just too big to be taken especially when they belong to the bull who is used to taking other bulls’ horns
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Johnstone
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Johnstone Oct 17 2008
Nairobi, Kenya
but who are these bulls that have these horns?
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Oct 18 2008
Bungoma, Kenya
of course these bulls that are trying to de-bull the others you know what am saying,the ones who are on the front line of raising alarms and such stuff.
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Abigael Nyaboke
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Abigael Nyaboke Oct 22 2008
kisii, Kenya
The government should step in and save Maasai Mara.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Feb 15 2009
Bungoma, Kenya
very true
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Thomas Kanana
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Thomas Kanana Oct 27 2008
kenya, Kenya
Kibaki should step in and add his pressure to the PMs efforts so that this Mau issue is tackled well,right now Kibaki chooses to keep quiet because he wants the Mau issue to make people go against Raila.
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Duncan Mikae
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Duncan Mikae dunpresident.synthas.. Feb 15 2009
Bungoma, Kenya
that’s what he should do
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